UK announces £700 million funding package to unlock up to 10 major sites

The UK government said its Strategic Sites Accelerator "will deploy around £700 million" alongside expert support to help "unlock up to 10 major industrial and commercial sites". It said the programme aims to "crowd in up to £2 billion in private investment". It said the Accelerator starts "today [Monday 2 November]" and "is already engaging on potential sites in Glasgow, Burgess Hill and Sheffield".